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Chapter 59 Are You Two Rangers?

"Please rest assured, my two guests. Leave this horse in my care. Nothing will go wrong!"

Li Yi originally wanted to find a place to tie the horse, but he couldn't find a suitable place, so he had to lead the horse to a nearby inn and temporarily store it in the stable.

"This is the money for taking care of the horse, and the rest is your reward."

Ma Renyu took out a small string of money and threw it to the servant of the inn.

"Thank you for the reward, sir!"

The servant thanked Li Yi and the other two profusely as he escorted them out of the inn.

"Let's go to the outside of Prince Wei's residence and see if we can get some information."

The residence of Wei Wang Fu Yanqing was actually the office of the Tianxiong Army Jiedushi. As the former seat of Weizhou Jiezhen, the office of the Tianxiong Army covered a large area.

After all, Weizhou Jiezhen was considered the strongest among all the vassal states in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and was known as "the Emperor of Chang'an and the Wei Palace's Yajun".

As the saying goes: The strength of the vassal states began in Hebei, and Weizhou was the most powerful. Weizhou is the most powerful area in the world.

Therefore, although the King of Wei's residence is called a house, it is actually more like a city within a city, with a wall more than ten feet high outside and a circumference of several miles.

Li Yi and Ma Renyu walked around, chatting slowly along the way, which took almost half an hour.

"It's so fucking big!" Ma Renyu exclaimed.

As he spoke, he looked at Li Yi and said, "Brother Yi, the Prince of Wei's mansion is probably much bigger than the one you live in Tokyo. It must be several times bigger, right?"

"Of course. He's the current Prince of Wei, the Queen's biological father, and the Emperor's father-in-law. How can we compare to him?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "When Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, he executed the prefect of Kaifeng, Liu Zhu, and gave his mansion to the King of Wei. That mansion may not be as large as this one, but it's still much more luxurious."

"The honor and favor bestowed upon the King of Wei is unmatched in this dynasty."

The Liu Zhu he mentioned was the prefect of Kaifeng during the reign of Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty. It was said that he was an old friend of Liu Zhiyuan, the founding emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, and was highly valued during the Later Han Dynasty.

However, Liu Zhu stood on the wrong side. He followed the order of Liu Chengyou, the Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, and personally led people to kill the entire family of Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty. The wife and children of Emperor Shizong Chai Rong also died at his hands.

So after Guo Wei usurped the throne and became emperor, he immediately killed Liu Zhu to vent his anger.

Guo Wei gave Liu Zhu's mansion in Kaifeng to Fu Yanqing as a reward.

At this point, Li Yi added meaningfully, "Back then, Emperor Taizu, while serving as Privy Councilor and concurrently serving as Governor of Ye City and Military Governor of the Tianxiong Army, raised his army in Daming Prefecture and established his empire. It's fair to say that this place was the birthplace of our dynasty."

"The Prince of Wei now holds the position of both the Governor of Daming Prefecture and the Military Governor of the Tianxiong Army, which clearly demonstrates the great trust the Emperor holds in him. Those who come to curry favor with the Prince of Wei will naturally break through the threshold of his residence."

"From what Brother Yi said, whoever marries the King of Wei's daughter would be..."

Ma Renyu suddenly paused and said in surprise, "Brother Yi, isn't this a coincidence? The King of Wei wants to choose a son-in-law, and Brother Yi, you're unmarried. Damn it, this good thing can't be wasted on others!"

"Cough cough..." Li Yi coughed in shock at Ma Renyu's nonsense.

I didn't expect that this guy's casual remark would hit the mark of my own thoughts.

But Li Yi still scolded him, "Watch your words, damn it! What's this about fat or fat? Those are the Queen's sisters. If this gets out, you're going to die, aren't you?"

Ma Renyu muttered, "Brother Yi, didn't you say before that women are made of water? The fatter they are, the more water they flow. If it's not fat water, what else can it be?"

"My wife can't compare to Madam Wang from Chunhua Lane. She's not moist at all when we do that..."

Seeing that Ma Renyu was talking more and more outrageously and even bringing the topic to his mistress, Li Yi raised his leg and kicked him: "Shut up, damn it!"

He didn't expect that Ma Renyu would remember some of the nonsense he said as a child and not only talk about it, but also be able to put it into practice.

"Okay, I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore..."

Ma Renyu waved his hands quickly.

But then he hesitated for a moment and said, "I really think you can give it a try, Brother Yi. If even you can't catch the eye of the King of Wei's daughter, then no man in this world can marry her."

"How can it be that simple?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about whether the King of Wei has any intention of choosing a son-in-law. He raised Madam Fu Er until she was in her early twenties and didn't rush her into marriage. Can you guess what the King of Wei is planning?"

Ma Renyu said, "What else could the King of Wei have planned? He just loves his daughter and wants to find her a good family, but he hasn't found one in all these years."

"Then what kind of family do you think is worthy of the King of Wei's daughter? The King of Wei's eldest daughter is the Queen. In terms of status, who can compare to the royal family..."

At this point, Li Yi immediately stopped talking because he suddenly thought of a possibility... Could it be that Fu Yanqing really wanted another queen to appear in his family?
Thinking of this possibility, Li Yi couldn't help but be stunned.

He has always overlooked a very important point: in history, Fu Er Niang was indeed Chai Rong's second queen.

But he viewed this as the foresight of future generations.

However, Prince Wei Fu Yanqing did not know about these things. It was impossible that he kept Fu Erniang in the mansion just to wait for his eldest daughter to die and let his second daughter take over, right?
If this point is ruled out, then Fu Yanqing's behavior... Li Yi does not think that Fu Yanqing respects his daughter's opinion and lets his daughter choose her own husband, which is why she has not married all these years.

You should know that Queen Dafu's ex-husband had his entire family killed by Guo Wei. After Queen Dafu returned to her parents' home, Fu Yanqing forced his daughter to become a nun.

Fortunately, Guo Wei quickly promised Queen Dafu to Chai Rong as his second wife.

Otherwise, this beautiful lady would have ended up with a miserable fate of "always accompanying the green lamp and the ancient Buddha".

From this we can see that Fu Yanqing is not an open-minded father who would allow his daughter to choose her own spouse.

Then he may have had his own considerations for keeping Fu Er Niang in his mansion for many years.

Consider the context of the times.

Li Yi couldn't help but make a bold guess: Fu Yanqing had experienced several dynasties and was accustomed to the story of emperors changing. Since the eldest daughter married the emperor, the second daughter might not be able to marry another emperor?
Is there any kind of emperor? He who has strong soldiers and powerful horses can be the emperor!

Fu Yanqing must have seen this matter very clearly. He is old and may not have much ambition, but he can't help but consider his wife and children and family.

If you can continue to marry into the royal family, there will naturally be more protection.

During the chaotic Five Dynasties period, a family or surname might not be able to rule the country for long. The longest-lasting Later Liang Dynasty only lasted for more than ten years.

If we calculate the time carefully, when the Later Han Dynasty was founded, Fu Er Niang was just of marriageable age, and the Later Han Dynasty perished only three years later.

Fu Yanqing may not have much confidence in the Later Zhou Dynasty.

If the Later Zhou Dynasty also perishes in three to five years, wouldn't it be perfect for Fu Er Niang to marry the new emperor or the new emperor's offspring?
Although this is just Li Yi's guess, he thinks it is very likely.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why Fu Yanqing raised Fu Er Niang until she was over 20 years old and did not marry her off.

Moreover, in history, Zhao Kuangyin usurped the Later Zhou Dynasty, but Fu Yanqing did not show any loyalty to the Guo family. His sixth daughter married Zhao Er, and he continued to enjoy wealth and prosperity.

"Brother Yi, what's wrong with you?" Ma Renyu noticed that Li Yi's face looked a little strange.

Li Yiqiang smiled and said, "Nothing..."

Perhaps it was the things he had just speculated that made him feel that the possibility of him marrying the daughter of King Wei was very small, and he couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

He previously thought that with his merits and current status, he might be able to marry the King of Wei's daughter.

But if it is true as Li Yi guessed, Fu Yanqing's criterion for choosing a son-in-law is the future emperor.

Then he is definitely not qualified now...his potential is not big enough!
But Li Yi felt a little unwilling. He had come here with great difficulty, so he should at least give it a try, right?

"Are you two rangers?"

Just then, a clear female voice sounded.

Looking up, I saw that the vermilion lacquered door was opened a crack, and a pretty girl was looking out.

Li Yi subconsciously glanced around, only to find that he and Ma Renyu had reached the back door of Prince Wei's mansion without him knowing when.

"Madam, are you talking about the two of us?"

Li Yi looked around and found that there was no one else there except him and Ma Renyu.

"Then how does Hu Er do things?"

The girl pouted in dissatisfaction, looking around for a few times, "How come he brought the person Second Lady wanted, but then he disappeared... I'll complain to Second Lady and deduct his reward money, humph!"

Second Lady? Could it be...

Li Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had a bold idea. He immediately made up a story: "On the way, Hu Er said he had a stomachache and was in a hurry to go to the toilet, so we came here first."

The girl said with disgust: "Don't tell me such dirty things, forget it, both of you come in quickly!"

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